Comments on Greg Hancock is truly the best American speedway rider of all timeTypePad2009-08-24T12:38:36ZDMhttp://skezza.dailymail.co.uk/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://skezza.dailymail.co.uk/2009/08/greg-hancock-is-truly-the-best-american-speedway-rider-of-all-time/comments/atom.xml/Scaramouche commented on 'Greg Hancock is truly the best American speedway rider of all time'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c565553ef0120a61741c7970c2009-10-05T21:47:22Z2009-10-05T21:47:22ZScaramoucheGreg is great, but I have to place Penhall at the top of the list of U.S. riders. If he...<p>Greg is great, but I have to place Penhall at the top of the list of U.S. riders. If he hadn&#39;t given up the shale to attempt a career as an actor, he would undoubtedly have joined the elite list of triple or quadruple world champions. One rider not mentioned in the article was Jack Milne, top of the podium at Wembley in 1937 and America&#39;s first world champion. </p>Paul commented on 'Greg Hancock is truly the best American speedway rider of all time'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c565553ef0120a530688c970b2009-08-29T20:10:07Z2009-08-29T20:10:07ZPaulHave to disagree that Greg is best American speedway rider of all time. Always difficult to make comparisons between different...<p>Have to disagree that Greg is best American speedway rider of all time. Always difficult to make comparisons between different eras but having seen Hancock and Penhall, I would go for Penhall as being the best. If Penhall had stayed the course and had the benefit of a GP series..he would have been a multi-world champion.</p>Richard Sharp commented on 'Greg Hancock is truly the best American speedway rider of all time'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c565553ef0120a51838c2970b2009-08-24T18:11:59Z2009-08-24T18:11:59ZRichard SharpNo argument over Herbie. Only 10 GP wins but 35 rostrom places which is more than Gollob with 33 despite...<p>No argument over Herbie. Only 10 GP wins but 35 rostrom places which is more than Gollob with 33 despite his 15 GP wins. It is all about consistency. I take no pleasure in saying I think that Sajfutdinov has lost the plot which is a shame but superstars are not made overnight. You have to serve your time to get to the top and stay there. Whether or not Bjerre can do it remains conjecture. I hope he does because we desperately need some new faces to spice up the Grand Prix and I have no wish to take anything away from the top 5.<br />
This is where the GP challenge comes adrift because half the field already are incapable of a sustained effort at the highest level yet if any of them have a good one off night then they are in for next year just making up the numbers in the same way that half the current GP field do. I have no answer to this because it is such a major jump to the top - already there is 15 points between 4th and 5th and 12 points between 9th and 10th which is unlikely to be bridged.<br />
On the SWC there was absolutely no point in Team GB scraping into 2nd place in the Race Off just to get humiliated in the final. A reasonable achievement under the given circumstances and not worth a &#39;what if&#39; </p>Brenda commented on 'Greg Hancock is truly the best American speedway rider of all time'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c565553ef0120a517141e970b2009-08-24T12:58:42Z2009-08-24T12:58:42ZBrendaWelcome Back Skezza - good piece. Keep that flag flying for S'Way fans! :)<p>Welcome Back Skezza - good piece. Keep that flag flying for S&#39;Way fans! :)</p>